10 Endemic Fish Species in the Philippines

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asohos1.   Sillago argentifasciata (Silver-banded sillago)
Common name: Silver-banded sillago, Asohos, Ago-os, Alisoos, Asoos, Asuhos, Hosohos, Oso-os, Susay, Usu-us
Environment: Marine, demersal, non-migratory
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months                                

Red List Category/Year Assessed: Not Listed
Distribution: Lumbucan Island, Palawan

2.  Caelorinchus dorsalis Caelorinchus dorsalis
Common name
Environment: Marine, benthopelagic
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4-4.4 years
Red List Category/Year Assessed: Not Listed
Distribution: Philippines, type locality, northern Luzon

3. Ecsenius dilemmaEcsenius dilemma
Common name:
Environment: Marine, reef-associated
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months
Red List Category/Year Assessed: Not Listed
Distribution: Philippines

4.  Exyrias ferrarisi (Bia)Exyrias ferrarisi
Common name: Bia
Environment: Marine, reef-associated
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months
Red List Category/Year Assessed: Not Listed
Distribution: Philippines, known only from Bolinao, Pangasinan

5.  Gadomus magnifiliGadomus magnifiliss
Common name
Environment: Marine, bathydemersal
Resilience: Medium; minimum population doubling time 1.4-4.4 years
Red List Category/Year Assessed Not Listed
Distribution: Philippines, known from its type locality, off Mindanao in 1,281 m; Sogod Bay, southern Leyte in 1,014 m; and, near Cagayan, Sulu I., Sulu Sea in 930 m

6.  Hemitriakis leucoperiptera (Whitefin topeshark)Hemitriakis leucoperiptera

Common name: Whitefin topeshark
Environment: Marine, demersal
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5-14 years
Red List Category/Year Assessed: Endangered/2000
Distribution: Philippines

7. Hypoatherina crenolepis (Crenulated silverside)Hypoatherina crenolepis
Common name: Crenulated silverside
Environment: Marine, pelagic
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months
Red List Category/Year Assessed: Not Listed
Distribution: Philippines, Tara and Papatog Islands

8.  Solivomer arenidensSolivomer arenidens
Common name: 
Environment: Marine, benthopelagic
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4-4.5 years
Red List Category/Year Assessed: Not Listed
Distribution: Philippines

9.  Stolephorus ronquilloi (Ronquillo’s achovy)Stolephorus ronquilloi
Common name: Ronquillo’s anchovy, Ligbao na lapad, Bolinao, Bulinao,

Burma, Dilis, Muleng-leng, Munamom, Tornos, Tuakang

Environment: Marine, pelagic
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months
Red List Category/Year Assessed: Not Listed
Distribution: Philippines, perhaps not very abundant

10.   Zebrias lucapensis (Darapa)Zebrias lucapensis
Common name: Darapa
Environment: Marine, demersal
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months
Red List Category/Year Assessed: Not Listed
Distribution: Known only from Lingayen Gulf, scarce

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